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Peony. Has it earned the right to live?

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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    That works well unless you've fallen out of love with them😐
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • puschkiniapuschkinia Posts: 229
    I didn't realise peonies could be so frustrating - they look so beautiful and were top on my flower wishlist. This is all good to know!
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Don't be put off them @puschkinia. Given the right location, planted at the correct depth, and with the correct supports in place from early in the season, they can be beautiful. They take a few years to reach maturity, but that's the same as any plant  :)

    The bog standard rubra one will take lots of abuse  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • puschkiniapuschkinia Posts: 229
    plants that take abuse go right to the top of my list :joy:
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I love them, despite the problems that sometimes occur with weather, as I said earlier, but the main problem for me is that I hate pastel pink, and many of them are that colour  ;)
    I have a nice white one which was lovely this year due to weird weather. Good staking is key though. People often use makeshift stuff and it isn't the best solution. A proper support is as valuable as the plant itself. 

    @chicky's OH makes lovely ones. She's a regular contributor to the forum.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    @puschkinia. They're no trouble at all if you like them. I don't like tulips  or sweet peas either so I'm probably a bit strange😉
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • puschkiniapuschkinia Posts: 229
    @B3 agreed on tulips! and @Fairygirl agreed on pastel pink. The Claire de Lune one is the one I really want, which my partner affectionately calls the baked egg flower
  • didywdidyw Posts: 3,573
    Having lived with an inherited peony for over 16 years and hating its pale pink colour in my 'hot' bed I finally dug it out and chucked it this year. (I inherited one in my last garden as well but tolerated that one).  They are exciting when you first see the shoots coming up and the flowers are lovely and blowsy but after that - they just take up valuable space.
    Gardening in East Suffolk on dry sandy soil.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited October 2021
    I was given a Paeonia mlokosewitschii, aka "Molly the Witch" peony which is "a highly collectible peony that hails from woodland in the Caucuses" .... it flowers for only about a fortnight every year, but when it does it's a showstopper.  It has good glaucus foliage and I tend to regard it as mainly a foliage plant, and position it where its foliage is an attractive addition to the border, with a glorious bonus in the spring. https://www.plantdelights.com/products/paeonia-mlokosewitschii

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    If money was no object, I'd buy thousands of tulips every year for pots @puschkinia.
    We're all different aren't we  ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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